Malaysia loses to Korea 1-3 at World University Badminton Championships

Moscow: Malaysia lost to Korea 1-3 in their final 8 badminton tie of the 14th World University Badminton Championships at the Palace of Sports in Borisoglebskiy, Russia on Tuesday.

Shevon Lai Jemie/Muhammad Amzzar Zainuddin got Malaysia off to a shaky start in the tie by narrowly losing the first set 21-23 to Choi Sol Gyu/Ko Hye Ryeon of Korea in the first set of the mixed doubles event. The Malaysian then retired from the match after trailing 3-4 in the second set.

Then, former World Junior champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli bowed out to Seo Seung Jae in the men’s singles match, losing in two straight games 18-21, 14-21, allowing Malaysia to fall behind with a 0-2 deficit.